Monday, September 11, 2023

Propensity matched comparison of omaveloxolone treatment to Friedreich ataxia natural history data

Lynch, D.R., Goldsberry, A., Rummey, C., Farmer, J., Boesch, S., Delatycki, M.B., Giunti, P., Hoyle, J.C., Mariotti, C., Mathews, K.D., Nachbauer, W., Perlman, S., Subramony, S.H., Wilmot, G., Zesiewicz, T., Weissfeld, L. and Meyer, C. (2023), Propensity matched comparison of omaveloxolone treatment to Friedreich ataxia natural history data. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. doi:10.1002/acn3.51897 

These results suggest a meaningful slowing of Friedreich ataxia progression with omaveloxolone, and consequently detail how propensity-matched analysis may contribute to understanding of effects of therapeutic agents. This demonstrates the direct value of natural history studies in clinical trial evaluations.